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Murry‘s. Maxwell Street. 221 651 1. 10.30pm. £3 (£2 student). Alive appearance from the soul-tinged Wild Monkey to mark the first public night of new club Strictly Rhythm.
Edinburgh
I Goodbye Mr Mackenzie Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. See Mon 24.
I Smile and Louisa Goiiin Venue. Caiton Road. 557 3073. Smile’s forte is building poppy new songs out ofclassic half-recognised riffs and chord progressions. and they gave Different Class Records (the in-house label of West Lothian College Music Management Course) their biggest success to date with the Merseybeat-influenced ‘Obvious‘. Singer-songwriter Louise Goffin has arguably the most illustrious parentage in popular music. being the daughter of Gerry Goffin and Carole King. so she‘s unlikely to let us down.
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Suite. Assembly Rooms. 226 2428. 6pm. £6 (£5). See Festival Preview.
I The Receiving End Negociants. Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10.30pm. Free. Kirkcaldy-ites whose sparkling guitar-pop independent EP. That's The Way! Operate! is reason enough for going to see them.
I The Butler Mountain Boys La Belle Angele. Hastie‘s Close. Cowgate (behind 369 Gallery). 225 2774. 9.30pm—4am. York-based cajun-rockers who were awarded the title ‘International Musicians Of The Year’ in 1989 (but from whom?) and can count Kirst MacColI. Steve Lillywhite. Flaco Jiminez and Lindisfarne among their fans. First oftwo. no doubt thrilling. nights.
I Big Guitar Yeah Bertie's. Merchant Street. 225 2002. Midnight. Free. Backwards baseball caps and grinding metal riffs set to a hip-hop-influenced beat 1 and boosted by samples. A bit more imagination could be thrown in without doing too much damage. but it might be
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I The Gods Oi Glam Platform One. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9pm. £1.50. Not an actual tribute band along the lines of The Scottish Sex Pistols. but still a band paying tribute to those huge glam riffs of the early 70s — with an Osmonds number or two thrown in for a change ofpace.
I The Larch Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 10pm.
I Live music Queen Street Oyster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free.
THURSDAY 27
Glasgow
I The Bleeding Hearts Nicc‘n‘Slcazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 10pm. £1 .50. No-nonsense. strutting rock approach from the band formerly known as Baby's Got A Gun which is winning followers with its directness.
I The Lost Boys. Blackout. Cry or Silence and Fallen Empire Apollo. Renfrew Court. 332 6231. 9pm. £3. A benefit for Cue And Review. which is a charity that manufactures audio tapes for the blind.
I Clockwork Orange Rooftops. Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883. 9.30pm. £2. A big keyboard-driven sound that courts stadium rock impressions.
I The Basement l-lalt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free. See Fri21. I The Auction Drum And Monkey. I lope Street. 332 1893. 10pm. Free.
I The Diesel Kings Pythagoras. Sauchiehall Street. 332 3495. 9pm. Free. I The Humpil Family Cumbernauld Theatre. Braehead Road. 0236 737235. 7.45pm. £5 (£2.50). If you‘ve already been intoxicated by The llumpffs‘ infectious cajun brew. it may be worth travellingto get to this gig. as there‘s no Glasgow date on their current extensive Scottish tour. I Billy Rivers Twa Corbies. Kilbowie Road. Cumbernauld. 0236 727473. 9pm. Free. Blues.
I Nuns N'Moses Tudor Lodge Hotel. Burnbank Road. Hamilton. 0698 457277. 8pm. £1.
Edinburgh
I Smashing Pumpkins and Medicine Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. We‘ve been spoilt for choice in the American indie-rock field lately. with some excellent records and visits from the likes of Pavement and Mercury Rev. Smashing Pumpkins are far from the best in their genre — and their new single. ‘I Am One'. is a bit of a dog's breakfast — but they‘ve garnered enough acclaim. and a large enough audience. to make it worthwhile checking this gigout.
I Andy White and Han Vernon Wildman Room, Assembly Rooms. 226 2428. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Festival Preview.
I Blues’n'Trouble Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. Scotland's foremost proponents of fiery R&B return to a venue where they are always warmly appreciated.
I The‘eutter Mountain Boys La Belle Angele. Ilastie‘s Close. Cowgate (behind 369 Gallery). 225 2774. 9.30pm—4am. See Wed 26.
I Blue On Shock Negociants.Lotl1ian Street. 225 6313. 10.30pm. Free. ()ften diverting bunch of Kirkcaldy-ites who seem to have understood what U2‘s baffling vision of rattling and humming might actually have meant. Now developing more of a dancey bent.
I Scratch and The Probes Subway. Cowgate. 225 6766. 10pm.
I Roundabout Lord Darnley. West Port. 229 4341. 10pm. Free. With a weird mixof indie styles. Roundabout seem to want to try everything in the space of one song. Don‘t despair. boys — we will return your video.
I Mustang Sally Bertie‘s. Merchant Street. 225 2002. 11pm. Free.
I Live music St James ()yster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free.
I Live music Variety Bar. Chalmers‘ Close. off I Iigh Street. 557 5150. Free.
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Dates listed below are lor one-oil shows: see separate section for residencies. Gigs are listed by date. then by city.
SATURDAY 22
Glasgow
I John Murray Orchestra Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 2—5pm. £1 . (ireenock-based mainstream big band.
I Glasgow All-Stars Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 8.30pm—midnight. £3. Stand-in for George Penman.
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I Big Band Session Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 2—5pm. £1. The Strathclyde Youth Jazz. Orchestra
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MONDAY 24
Glasgow
I Kit Carey's Jazz Band Society of Musicians. 7.3 Berkeley Street. 221 61 I2. 9pm—midnight. £2. Traditional.
WEDNESDAY 26 Glasgow
I Sandy Taylor and Henry Fullerton Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street.221
61 12. 8.30pm. £1. Mainstream pianoand bass duo. plus guests.
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